Table Tennis

3/30/2023 |  Table tennis plans to allow Russians back, on IOC advice (Associated Press (AP)) LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian players are set to return to table tennis events after the sport’s governing body on Thursday followed the International Olympic Committee’s advice to let them compete as neutrals.

3/30/2023 |  Major League Table Tennis Announces Details for Inaugural Season (SportsTravel) Major League Table Tennis has announced its inaugural season will feature eight teams across the country competing in a team-based format. The player draft is expected in summer 2023 and league play will begin later this year.
“Our goal is to elevate the fastest and most intense sport in America,” said Flint Lane, MLTT chief executive officer. “Major League Table Tennis combines my passion for building businesses and table tennis and we’re determined to construct this league in a way that everyone can enjoy, whether they’re a participant, a spectator, or just a lover of action-packed entertainment. It’s not just about winning, it’s about the thrill of the game and we can’t wait to share that excitement with everyone.”

8/11/2022 |  World Table Tennis and NFT Technologies sign multi-year Web 3.0 partnership (SportsPro Insider) World Table Tennis (WTT) has signed a multi-year partnership with blockchain firm NFT Technologies, in order to develop the International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) Web 3.0 strategy.
The partnership will cover fan engagement, digital collectibles, metaverse experiences and interactive gaming.
WTT’s claims its events reach 519 million fans and NFT Technologies will look to engage those through developing and implementing a Web 3.0 strategy.

8/8/2022 |  Is padel tennis the next pickleball? (Morning Consult Sports) Described as a hybrid game of squash and tennis and endorsed with big investments from famous athletes like the soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimovic and tennis star Andy Murray, padel, a racquet sport little known to Americans is vying to unseat pickleball as the US's fastest growing sport.

7/27/2022 |  2022 US Open Table Tennis Championships Headed to SoCal (SportsTravel) The 2022 US Open Table Tennis Championships will be held in the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, California, December 16­–21.